XI of a kind - Best individual performances in inaugural Tests

For a cricket playing nation, attaining full member status and taking part in a Test match remains the pinnacle of the sport. The importance of the moment can be capsulized by the heightened anticipation and excitement as well as a tinge of nervous energy that players feel when they take the field in the country's inaugural Test match. In short, the kind of passion it evokes among the players encapsulates the hold Test cricket has on the sporting psyche of the cricket fraternity. As Ireland